Présentations(Disponible en anglais seulement) Health Committee
for Voice for Hearing Impaired Children Ontario Dear Committee, We are writing to you on behalf of Voice for Hearing Impaired Children with regards to the changes which will be implemented to the new tax credit form. After some recent communications with both Revenue Canada and the Voice organization, we are most interested to participate in the process which will see a new tax credit form be implemented for use which will be more incllusive and user friendly. Of course our particular interest is to represent and advocate for chiidren who are hearing impaired and use either hearing aid technology, or the newer cochlear implant technology to communicate which essentially includes them into the oral speaking world despite their disability. Having discussed this unique situation with Revenue Canada regarding the proposed new form, our interest is to ensure the inclusion criteria is encompassing enough and not discriminatory to successful oral candidates, and also to ensure that guidelines are set out to ensure uniformity when health professionals are asked to complete the forms. Our experience in the past has made us aware that both of these issues continue to be a problem for hearing impaired children and their families. We have reviewed the submission by The Canadian Hearing Society and support their positon, however we feel our organization can offer a unique perspective in representing children who are hearing impaired but use oral communication as a primary mode of communication. In these circumstances the disabilty tax credit form becomes more difficult to clearly interpret. We would hope that the Technical Advisory Committee would welcome our comments on the proposed new form and would be pleased to offer any assistance in its development. We look forward to an update on the status of the draft form and any information regarding date of implementation. Yours truly, Kathleen J. Walker M.D.
C.C.F.P
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